Clinical Judgment Worksheet | Next Gen NCLEX Steps | Fillable PDF with Example

Walk through every client the way the Next Gen NCLEX tests you: recognize cues, analyze cues, prioritize, plan, act and evaluate.

Many nursing programs now use a clinical judgment worksheet for clinical days, alongside or instead of a long care plan. This one follows the 6 steps of the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model.

WHAT'S INSIDE (2 PDF files: printable and fillable, 8 pages)

• How-to page: what to write for each of the 6 steps, plus tips from a nursing instructor
• Completed example (3 pages): a heart failure client worked through every step
• Blank worksheet, steps 1-2: client story, relevant and irrelevant cues, abnormal labs and what they mean, pathophysiology in your own words
• Blank worksheet, steps 3-6: rank the problems and say why, goals, planned actions and actions to avoid, what you did with times and meds, evaluation
• SBAR handoff and post-clinical reflection page

GOOD FOR: nursing students in clinicals (ADN, BSN, LPN/LVN), simulation days, and anyone practicing Next Gen NCLEX clinical judgment.

FILLABLE PDF: type right into the boxes in Adobe Acrobat Reader, Xodo or GoodNotes, and tap checkboxes to check them.
PRINTABLE PDF: print at 100% (actual size) on US letter paper. Print the blank pages as many times as you need.

Made by Anna, RN, BSN, PHN, a former ADN and BSN nursing instructor who has run NurseStudy.Net since 2012.

INSTANT DOWNLOAD: this is a digital product. No physical item will be shipped.

PLEASE NOTE: for study and personal use. Always follow your school's format, your instructor and your facility's policy. Use initials only, never a client's full name. Not for resale or sharing.